The median home in Caernarfon sells for £185,000
That is the middle of 296 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 4.9 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Half of Caernarfon’s sales are terraced houses
296 homes sold in three years: 54 detached houses, 85 semi-detached houses, 144 terraced houses and 13 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3.1 times what a flat does.
median sale · 54 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £300K–£412K
- Last 12 months
- £315K10 sold
median sale · 85 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £185K–£250K
- Last 12 months
- £205K28 sold
median sale · 144 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £115K–£180K
- Last 12 months
- £155K33 sold
median sale · 13 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £63K–£110K
A terraced town: half of homes sold are terraced
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Caernarfon’s homes sold for between £139K and £270K
One sale in ten was under £99K and one in ten over £335K. 69% sold for under £250K.
The median, £185,000, sits in the £150–200K band
296 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.9 times as much as in 1995, in step with Wales
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £39,500 in 1995 to £195,000 in the last 12 months (£179,999 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
72 sales in the last 12 months, against 223 in 2001, the busiest year, and 79 in 2023. Sales fell by 37% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 3%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 37% more sales than 2020.
Caernarfon costs less than Wales as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Caernarfon, every standard sale in Wales, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £75K | £77K | £179K | £204K | £200K | £240K | £315K |
| Semi-detached houses | £43K | £57K | £120K | £140K | £150K | £185K | £205K |
| Terraced houses | £34K | £37K | £94K | £105K | £113K | £131K | £155K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 32% in 2019
252 new homes have been sold in Caernarfon since 1995; the share peaked at 32% in 2019.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
4% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Caernarfon. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Gwel Y Llan is Caernarfon’s busiest street, with 27 sales in three years
17 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 2 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwel Y Llan | LL55 | 27 | £251,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Victoria Street | LL55 | 13 | £155,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Eleanor Street | LL55 | 9 | £160,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Edward Street | LL55 | 8 | £158,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Cae Gwyn | LL55 | 7 | £335,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Vaynol Street | LL55 | 7 | £202,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Y Glyn | LL55 | 7 | £170,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Bangor Road | LL55 | 6 | £286,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Ffordd Eryri | LL55 | 6 | £237,500 | Mixed |
| 10 | Segontium Road South | LL55 | 6 | £213,750 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Cae Mur | LL55 | 6 | £189,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Assheton Terrace | LL55 | 6 | £120,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | New Street | LL55 | 6 | £101,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Hendre Street | LL55 | 6 | £98,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Tyddyn Llwydyn | LL55 | 5 | £182,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Cae Gwyn: £335,000
Turkey Shore: £97,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.5 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Caernarfon is the 6th most expensive of 13 towns in Gwynedd
Caernarfon is in the middle of Gwynedd’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Gwynedd with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Caernarfon’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caernarfon | — | £185K | 72 | +24% |
| Bethel | 3.1 | £235K | 16 | — |
| Llanrug | 3.2 | £215K | 18 | +27% |
| Y Felinheli | 3.8 | £206K | 34 | +41% |
| Clwt-y-bont | 5.6 | £133K | 14 | +50% |
| Gaerwen | 5.7 | £177K | 12 | +47% |
| Llanberis | 5.8 | £218K | 24 | +61% |
| Penygroes | 6 | £135K | 8 | +50% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Caernarfon
What is the average house price in Caernarfon?
The median home in Caernarfon sold for £185,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 296 standard sales (£195,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £327,500, semi-detached houses £217,100, terraced houses £155,000 and flats and maisonettes £105,000.
Are house prices going up in Caernarfon?
The median was £185,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£180,000), and £195,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Caernarfon each year?
72 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 116 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Caernarfon?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Cae Gwyn (LL55, £335,000), Bangor Road (LL55, £286,250) and Gwel Y Llan (LL55, £251,000).
Is Caernarfon expensive for Gwynedd?
Caernarfon is the 6th most expensive of 13 towns of 2,500 or more in Gwynedd by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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